I. clus ‧ ter 1 /ˈklʌstə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Language: Old English ; Origin: clyster ]
1 . a group of things of the same kind that are very close together
cluster of
a cluster of low farm buildings
a cluster of red berries
a diamond cluster ring
2 . a group of people all in the same place
cluster of
A cluster of children stood around the ice cream van.
3 . technical a group of ↑ sector s on one or more computer ↑ disk s
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THESAURUS
■ of things
▪ bunch a group of things held or tied together, especially flowers or keys:
He handed me a bunch of daffodils.
▪ bundle several papers, clothes, or sticks held or tied together in an untidy pile:
Bundles of papers and files filled the shelves.
▪ cluster a group of things of the same kind that are close together in a place:
a cluster of stars
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Our road ended at a cluster of cottages.
II. cluster 2 BrE AmE verb [I, T always + adv/prep]
if a group of people or things cluster somewhere, or are clustered somewhere, they form a small group in that place
cluster around/together etc
Reporters clustered around the palace gates for news.
Industries in Britain tend to be clustered together.